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paradise fish

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paradise fish

Summary

paradise fish is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • paradise fish's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • paradise fish is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • paradise fish's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • paradise fish is classified within Macropodus[6].
  • paradise fish's scientific name is Macropodus opercularis[7].
  • paradise fish's Commons category is recorded as Macropodus opercularis[8].
  • paradise fish's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Macropodus opercularis[9].
  • paradise fish's Commons gallery is recorded as Macropodus opercularis[10].
  • paradise fish's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[11].
  • paradise fish's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. opercularis'}[12].
  • paradise fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Paradise fish'}[13].
  • paradise fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蓋斑鬥魚'}[14].
  • paradise fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '叉尾鬥魚'}[15].
  • paradise fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '臺灣鬥魚'}[16].
  • paradise fish is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '三斑菩薩魚'}[17].
  • paradise fish's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[18].

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Classification

paradise fish's scientific name is Macropodus opercularis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Macropodus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Paradise fish'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蓋斑鬥魚'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '叉尾鬥魚'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '臺灣鬥魚'}[16], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '三斑菩薩魚'}[17].

Identifiers

paradise fish's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 187647[19]. paradise fish's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 158451[20]. paradise fish's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 203995[21]. paradise fish's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5211160[22]. paradise fish's ITIS TSN is recorded as 172642[23].

Why It Matters

paradise fish ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (529 views/month, #1,542 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Invasion Biology
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
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